Divisive campaign

President Buhari has never been a fluent person in speech, so when he slipped on his way down at one of his campaigns and the opposition made a meal out of it; that he collapsed due to Ill health, I found that sickening. If this kind of hate does not reawaken you to the new climate the divisive campaign being run by both supporters had unleashed on our polity, nothing else will.

Equipped with the best smartphone that daily levies  from the multi nefarious garages in the country can buy, but simply unable to use it, the gentlemen enforcers that sometimes double up as security outfit at Bourdillon have announced their presence with a bang using devices everyone is familiar with at the first APC campaign in the commercial capital of the country without any casualties. This among other diplomatic messages passed on that day,  is a gentle reminder to the opposition that this indeed is going to be the freest and fairest elections in the country, if they behave.

In the light of this refreshing arrangement singlehandedly put together by the godfather to ensure the security of ballot boxes, votes cast and not cast,  it is obvious that nobody can guarantee any other thing apart from clear victory. This is probably why somebody has wisely decided to have future Q and A sessions, campaign and debates by proxy. You don't become a general by fighting all battles yourself.

In similar vein, I have thought it wise to leave my opinion on Nigeria elections in the experienced hands of the executive arm of the APC as represented by the transportation sector, so as to be able to concentrate on the more violent American government issues happening also by proxy.

Two weeks ago, President Trump decided to pull out American troops from Syria without Congress authorization and without the support of his national security advisers, on the basis of the fact that his government has defeated ISIS.

Not known for rhetorics, the brutal Islamic extremist organisation has responded yesterday by killing 4 Americans in a restaurant at Manbij without announcing to the press but violently sending a message that the battle is not over.

It has been said that the premature untimely victory call by the President may have emboldened the terrorists in motivating them into the deadly attack that led to 19 avoidable death. This is exactly what happened when you count your chickens before they are hatched. Well, you can forgive Trump, he has no military background. This would never have happened in Nigeria. I miss my country.